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Swiss and Chinese strengthen financial cooperation

This content was published on Jun 27, 2014 Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and China’s central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, discussed Swiss plans to become a renminbi hub at meetings on Thursday and Friday in Switzerland. Renminbi is the name of China’s official currency – the units are known as yuan. Global renminbi (RMB) transactions are gathering pace and the currency is emerging as…

A Swiss farmer in China

This content was published on Jun 27, 2014

Welcome to the NEW www.swissinfo.ch

This content was published on Jun 26, 2014 After several months of development, we are delighted to announce the launch of our new website which provides the best possible experience across all devices – desktop computers, tablets and smartphones.

Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and her French counterpart Michel Sapin

France and Switzerland agree on OECD data exchange

This content was published on Jun 25, 2014 France and Switzerland have agreed to meet OECD standards when it comes to automatic data exchange between the two countries. Finance minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and her French counterpart, Michel Sapin, came to an agreement during his visit to Bern on Wednesday.

TV ombudsman: no notable women in Swiss history

This content was published on Jun 25, 2014 A media ombudsman has drawn a line under Swiss history, stating women have only played a “secondary role”. The landmark ruling said that a documentary series on significant Swiss in history was not discriminatory for only featuring men. The Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and TelevisionExternal link said that the series had portrayed historical…

India opens new front in tax evasion battle

This content was published on Jun 23, 2014 An investigatory body, recently set up by India’s new government to unearth black money, trumpeted the disputed cooperation to the Times of India: “This is a breakthrough development in the fight against black money. Until now, the impression was that Switzerland is creating hurdles in this battle,” Arijit Pasayat, vice-chairman of the Special Investigations Team…

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Is Zug Switzerland’s top tax haven?

This content was published on Jun 23, 2014 Behind the postcard pretty town of Zug in Central Switzerland lies an economic dragon. Zug is the best performing canton in the country, with an annual growth of 4%. A symbol of this success is this newly built tower right in the town center. The price per square meter is 19.000 francs, and all the…

International visitors to Switzerland spend more money

This content was published on Jun 23, 2014 According to the latest figures published on Monday, last year international tourists spent CHF550 million more in Switzerland than in 2012. Approximately two-thirds of the CHF15.6 billion total were spent on overnight stays in hotels and tourist accommodation in Switzerland. Spending by Swiss tourists abroad also increased (+4.4%), reaching a new peak of CHF14.9 billion.…

Syngenta pesticide, good or bad for bees?

This content was published on Jun 22, 2014 The death of bees threatens the agricultural world. A possible cause is a neonicotinoid type of pesticide. It generate billions in worldwide sales for the chemical industry. It is also found in Thiamethoxam produced by the Basel-based agrochemical giant Syngenta. Its use is temporarily banned in Switzerland and in the EU. A year ago, Syngenta…

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